English
 
Help Privacy Policy Disclaimer
  Advanced SearchBrowse

Item

ITEM ACTIONSEXPORT
  Size-dependent misclassification of masquerading prey

Skelhorn, J., Rowland, H. M., Speed, M. P., De Wert, L., Quinn, L., Delf, J., et al. (2010). Size-dependent misclassification of masquerading prey. Behavioral Ecology, 21(6), 1344-1348. doi:10.1093/beheco/arq159.

Item is

Files

show Files
hide Files
:
EXT492.pdf (Publisher version), 152KB
 
File Permalink:
-
Name:
EXT492.pdf
Description:
-
OA-Status:
Visibility:
Restricted (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, MJCO; )
MIME-Type / Checksum:
application/pdf
Technical Metadata:
Copyright Date:
-
Copyright Info:
-
License:
-
:
EXT492s1.zip (Supplementary material), 6KB
 
File Permalink:
-
Name:
EXT492s1.zip
Description:
-
OA-Status:
Visibility:
Restricted (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, MJCO; )
MIME-Type / Checksum:
application/zip
Technical Metadata:
Copyright Date:
-
Copyright Info:
-
License:
-

Creators

show
hide
 Creators:
Skelhorn, J., Author
Rowland, Hannah M.1, Author           
Speed, M. P., Author
De Wert, L., Author
Quinn, L., Author
Delf, J., Author
Ruxton, G. D., Author
Affiliations:
1External Organizations, ou_persistent22              

Content

show
hide
Free keywords: -
 Abstract: Masquerading organisms appear to closely resemble inedible and generally inanimate objects, such as twigs, leaves, stones, and bird droppings. It has recently been demonstrated that masquerading prey gain protection from predation by being misclassified as inedible objects by their predators. Here, we present the first experimental test of the requirements of effective masquerade. Specifically, we explore whether masquerading prey need to be very similar in size to the "model" objects that they appear to resemble. Using domestic chicks as predators of twig-mimicking caterpillars, we find that matching a model object in size increases protection from predation; however, similarity of appearance without size matching still affords some protection. This study helps to explain why masquerading prey often resemble objects that are inherently variable in size (e.g., twigs, leaves, and stones) and has important implications for the evolution of masquerade as an antipredator defense.

Details

show
hide
Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2010
 Publication Status: Issued
 Pages: -
 Publishing info: -
 Table of Contents: -
 Rev. Type: -
 Identifiers: Other: EXT492
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq159
 Degree: -

Event

show

Legal Case

show

Project information

show

Source 1

show
hide
Title: Behavioral Ecology
Source Genre: Journal
 Creator(s):
Affiliations:
Publ. Info: New York, NY : Oxford University Press
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 21 (6) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 1344 - 1348 Identifier: ISSN: 1045-2249
CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/954925590416